tankerbuilder
IHi;
Don't forget fellows and ladies . Loctite makes a super glue ( or markets it , and now, so does Gorilla Glue) .The are probably all made by Dupont !
No Sir! Loctite is the original maker of superglue! NO doubt about it. No company including Sqadron is going to actually make their own glue no matter how big they are. The same applies for any products that they sell like the model kits - they may be more of an exclusive distributor of them under that name, but definately not a manufacturer of it. Bob Smith MAKES superglue type adhesive and they put everyone elses name on it. They may use a different style of bottle but that doens't mean a whole lot. I wouldn't be surprised as BSI makes adhesives for MANY companies since this is what's originally known as subletting work that you don't want to do, or can't afford to do yourself.
A lot of guitar manufacturers use other manufacturers parts - like Schaller which actually is only the subcontractor (world wide distributor) for BML in Germany which actually makes steel hardware for guitars. Kluson (when there was one) is another that was huge back in the day before closing their doors and later being revived by another company that now makes them in Japan. See some companies only make what they know how to, and subcontract what they don't as this keeps them from having to build a facility and employ workers, and pay for it all including specialised machinery, or tooling for it. This is done especially if another company already offers these services. You wouldn't want to build your own machine shop to make a small part, or product that you aren't planning on using for any long duration - would you? This way if something either goes wrong, or the company goes belly up they have less to deal with, or worry about. This is why it's done with so many different companies. I buy my plastic from others as I don't make it, but I use for my products. The same with wood, steel, chrome plating, etc.
It's cheaper to use their raw products, and make them into a finished product than to buy the steel maker, and every other manufacturer than is to own everything from scratch sources so this way you can just go to another vendor when resources start drying up for the one - there's always another. Guitar makers often use electronic components that they don't make so that they can concentrate on the ones that are proprietary to their company without having to buy all kinds of tooling for tiny parts which is more space, more money, more time, and more to worry about when crunching numbers on the books! Some companies make switches, some make potentiometers, some make input jacks, etc. as this makes if easier to concetrate on making a few things very well. All these companies come together to make one final product. The same is also true with modeling companies, their vendors, and suppliers.
~ Cobra Chris